Senate Democrats Reach Health Reform Compromise; Drop Public Option
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From the Wall Street Journal: Senior Senate Democrats reached tentative agreement Tuesday night to abandon the government-run insurance plan in their health-overhaul bill and to expand Medicare coverage to some people ages 55 to 64, clearing the most significant hurdle so far in getting a bill that can pass Congress. Liberals dropped the public insurance [...]
Wait, I thought it was Republicans Who Are Divided and Hate Moderates???
November 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Funny how the Associated Press waits until after the election to let this story out: Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don’t count on our help in your re-election. That’s the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party. Their demands: Support a bill [...]
Harry Reid ‘Likely’ to Make Entire Health Bill an Amendment to Unrelated Tax Bill That House Passed in March
October 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
CNSNews.com is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Harry is ‘likely’ to use a tax bill passed by the House in March as shell for enacting the Senate health care bill: A senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told CNSNews.com that it is “likely” that Reid will use H.R. 1586—a bill passed by [...]
Nancy Pelosi: Value-Added Tax is “On the Table”
October 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve mentioned before that the Democrats were laying the groundwork for a European style Value Added Tax or VAT… I wish I could tell you I was wrong but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed that a VAT tax is “on the table” during an appearance on the Charlie Rose show Monday night: A new value-added [...]
Congressman Eric Massa: I Will Vote Against the Interests of My District
August 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sen. Tom Coburn is right, American’s have lost faith in their government and I can’t think of a better example of why than the attitude displayed by Congressman Eric Massa of New York. Rep. Massa met with an intimate group of Netroots activists during their annual Netroots Nation gathering in Pittsburgh this past weekend reiterated [...]
Reid and Pelosi: It’s Time to Demonize Insurance Companies…
July 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi appear to have a new strategy for pushing health care reform through Congress… They’re going to demonize insurance companies: A day after formally delaying a vote on a healthcare bill and having to accept a further weakening of a public option to compete with private insurers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [...]
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